Skumring (Twilight) is accordionist Ida Løvli Hidle‘s debut solo album, where she has collected works by four Nordic contemporary composers: Staffan Mossenmark from Sweden, Trygve Brøske from Norway, Jesper Koch from Denmark, and Kalevi Aho from Finland. What all four composers have in common is their shared inspiration of nature, in particular dark forests where holders and other enchanted and mysterious creatures lurk between the trees.

From the Great Norwegian Encyclopedia: “Skumring (Twilight) occurs when the light from the sky is mainly sunlight that is reflected and scattered by dust in the air or by the molecules or atoms of the air. When the sun is below the horizon, part of the visible atmosphere lies in the Earth’s shadow and will therefore appear dark…”

Ida Løvli Hidle is a versatile soloist and chamber musician. Her virtually unlimited repertoire ranges from contemporary music to baroque, opera, jazz, and folk music. As a soloist she has performed with orchestras such as Ensemble Allegria, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and the Danish National Youth Ensemble. Her debut concert at the Royal Danish Academy of Music (in 2016) was broadcast in its entirety on Danish radio station P2. She has appeared on several CD releases including those with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Susanna Wallumrød, Erlend Apneseth and Skadedyr.

This album is available on Native DSD exclusively in Stereo DSD 512, DSD 256, DSD 128, DSD 64 and DXD. Not available on SACD.

Ida Løvli Hidle – Accordion